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* [[XML]] [[DTD]]s and [[Schema]]s are under [[GPL]] | |||
:This much is true. | |||
or [[LGPL]] (more licensing schemes are considered) - again viral so that no [[bad copy problem|bad copies]] or [[self-interested fork]]s can be created without us stopping them. | |||
: What the ******* rubbish troll shit is this? Can you explain 142.177.X.X??[[User:Juxo|Juxo]] 14:29 Jun 19, 2003 (EEST) | |||
::Only the [[User:MotherOfTrolls]] can explain [[User:142.177.X.X]]. Until then, this one issue can be explained (below). Trolls prefer however the term [[compost]] to "rubbish" or "shit", as their output is wholly [[organic]]. | |||
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If you are considering any other license scheme than [[GPL]], which it said you were, [[LGPL]] must be the very next one considered, as it is viral but only to the library or schema level, i.e. does not infect anything that uses that code or library or schema at arm's length as long as it does not modify it. [[GFDL]] is actually more like LGPL because GFDL has [[Invariant Section]]s and other [[Secondary Section]]s to which the normal viral rules don't apply. These are like the calling code, or larger framework, that might rely on LGPL libraries. | If you are considering any other license scheme than [[GPL]], which it said you were, [[LGPL]] must be the very next one considered, as it is viral but only to the library or schema level, i.e. does not infect anything that uses that code or library or schema at arm's length as long as it does not modify it. [[GFDL]] is actually more like LGPL because GFDL has [[Invariant Section]]s and other [[Secondary Section]]s to which the normal viral rules don't apply. These are like the calling code, or larger framework, that might rely on LGPL libraries. | ||
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One can change the license of a project later on (if it's legally possible for the license in question), but the source code released before the change will stay under the previous license. | One can change the license of a project later on (if it's legally possible for the license in question), but the source code released before the change will stay under the previous license. | ||